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Answer for the clue "Green caterpillar of a geometrid moth ", 10 letters:
cankerworm

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Word definitions for cankerworm in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dropworm \Drop"worm`\ (dr[o^]p"w[^u]rm`), n. (Zo["o]l.) The larva of any geometrid moth, which drops from trees by means of a thread of silk, as the cankerworm or inchworm . See inchworm and geometrid .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaf. 2 (context figurative English) A corrupting or destructive force.

Usage examples of cankerworm.

I have identified the cankerworm that's pegging away at YOUR vitals, and it's envy, Thomas.

These were Ashtaroth, Baal, and Cankerworm, the three froglike demonic creatures who had been sent out to deceive the nations, persuading them to gather together in Megiddo to fight the Son of God.